Namibia has been chosen as the vice president of the general assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) in Medellin, Colombia.

Namibia Breweries Limited (NBL) has sponsored another clean-up of the Fish River Canyon recently in partnership with the Ministry of Environment & Tourism, Namibia Wildlife Resorts, Namdeb, the Gondwana Nature Reserve, Nam-Place (Namibia Protected Landscape Conservation Areas Initiative) and neighbors of the park.

Wynand and Claudia du Plessis have recently published a new visitor's road map of the whole of Namibia.

* From glory to ruins (The Tsumeb Industrial Heritage Site) - English talk + presentation of photographic work by Judith Fait. * Aktion Sonnenstern - Hitradio Namibia's annual charity drive.

If you've ever visited Lüderitz and came across the boat wreck at Grosse Bucht, you may have wondered what the story behind it is...

Finally, after more than 5 years, the Hardap Resort, situated at Hardap Dam outside of Mariental, is expected to open its doors to the public once again.

* "Aktion Sonnenstern" is Hitradio Namibia's annual charity drive. Have a Heart by Reinhard Redecker. * Namibia Scientific Society and Franco-Namibian Cultural Centre FNCC offer a public talk by Prof Dr. Oliver Ruppel about the upcoming COP21 climate summit in Paris

Looking at Seeheim today it's hard to believe that it was once a larger and more well-known town than Keetmanshoop. This was mainly due to the railway that lead from there to the North, the coast and South Africa. The town boasted hotels, a post office and shops - you can still see the remains of many of these buildings where the town once stood proud.